• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.1037-1050
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• 2018

This paper presents a novel reconfigurable selective harmonic elimination technique to control harmonics over a wide range of Modulation Indexes (MI) in Multi-Level Inverter (MLI). In the proposed method, the region of the MI is divided into various sectors and expressions are formulated with different switching patterns for each of the sectors. A memetic BBO-MAS (Biogeography Based Optimization - Mesh Adaptive direct Search) optimization algorithm is proposed for solving the Selective Harmonic Elimination - Pulse Width Modulation (SHE-PWM) technique. An experimental prototype is developed using a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and their FFT spectrums are analyzed over a wide range of MI using a fluke power logger. Simulation and experimental results have validated the performance of the proposed optimization algorithms and the reconfigurable SHE-PWM technique. Further, the sensitivity of the harmonics has been analyzed considering non-integer variations in the magnitude of the input DC sources.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.11-18
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• 2001

The design method of high potential generator of diagnostic X-ray apparatus by using inverter is presented. For the high potential generator, a line filter, a rectifier, a Pulse width modulation control, bridge drive, a high potential transformer and a high potential rectifier circuit were adopted. The high potential generator with switching frequency to be 40 KHz is fabricated by using design method presented in this method. The experimental results are as followings; variable volts of 0∼620 V and variable currents 50∼500 mA.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1992.07b
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• pp.685-688
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• 1992

This paper studies the commutation phenomenon in the Brushless DC Motor with the trapezoidal BEMF waveform. It is shown that the torque ripple am the speed ripple due to the phase commutation depend on driving sytem, operating speed am load condition. The effects of resistance and BEMF flat width on torque ripple are considered. Speed - torque characteristics of the motor is presented considering the phase commutation. Uncommutating current control method can attenuate the torque ripple in the low speed region, and also minimize the switching loss am switching frequency. In this paper, the commutation phenomena are verified by analytical formulation and simulation.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1992.07b
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• pp.995-998
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• 1992

A fully software-controlled pulse-width modulatioed (PWM) rectifier with current link is presented. Line power factor is controlled, while maintaining dc current. The input fitter of the PWM rectifier is analyzed and its analysis, shows that unity power factor is achieved with lagging of the input current of the PWM rectifier with respect to the source voltage. The PWM technique is developed using a space vector modulation and is implementation is carried out with a minimal control hardware structure based on one 16-bit single-chip microcomputer. It is shown via experimental results that the proposed sheme gives good performance for the PWM rectifier with current link.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.1129-1132
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• 1995

Recently, the concept of automation is widely in shipping and unloading materials using the overhead crane for the enhanced productivity. In this regards, we designed an overhead crane that can be operated by operated by computer control system and installed this system at KAERI. In this paper, we introduce algorithms to find the 3D position, diameter, width, and rotated angle of objects such as drum, coil, and container. And the performance of the presented algorithms is tested using drum and container. The result will be useful for positoning grapple device such as spreader to objects in order to automatically grasp them.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2002.11b
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• pp.771-776
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• 2002

Optimal shape of the NFR suspension is studied and developed to improve the dynamic performance and reduce the vibration of the suspension system including a optical head slider. Since accurate position control and stability of the slider motion are highly required in NFR due to the narrower track width and the heavier slider than HDD slider with the low flying height, the dynamic characteristics of the suspension are very important to the mechanical performance of the system. The first natural frequencies in flexural and lateral motion of the suspension are critical factors affecting the dynamics and stability of the flying head, so that the dynamic parameters should be designed properly to avoid an excessive vibration or a crash of the slider on the disk. This paper optimizes the shape of the suspension based on homogenization method in NASTRAN and develops a new suspension shape for NFR system. The suspension is tested on experiment to verify the improvement of the dynamic characteristics.

• Vacuum Magazine
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.16-21
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• 2016

FinFETs are able to be scaled down to 22 nm and beyond while suppressing effectively short channel effect, and have superior performance compared to 2-dimensional (2-D) MOSFETs. Bulk FinFETs are built on bulk Si wafers which have less defect density and lower cost than SOI(Silicon-On-Insulator) wafers. In contrast to SOI FinFETs, bulk FinFETs have no floating body effect and better heat transfer rate to the substrate while keeping nearly the same scalability. The bulk FinFET has been developed at 14 nm technology node, and applied in mass production of AP and CPU since 2015. In the development of the bulk FinFETs at 10 nm and beyond, self-heating effects (SHE) is becoming important. Accurate control of device geometry and threshold voltage between devices is also important. The random telegraph noise (RTN) would be problematic in scaled FinFET which has narrow fin width and small fin height.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.10c
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• pp.118-120
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• 2007

This paper deals with the vibration analysis of characteristics for BLDC motor by electromagnetic exciting force. Vibration analysis of electric machine is mainly divided into mechanical and electrical approach. However, it need to execute coupling analysis of mechanical and electrical computation because the vibration sources have relation to each other. Magnetic fields is calculated from Maxwell stress method with electromagnetic finite element method. And magnetic radial force is calculated from previous magnetic fields. With coupled electromagnetic and structure finite element, the vibratory behavior between the phase commutation advancing technique and pulse-width control is investigated in single phase brushless dc motor.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.62 no.3
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• pp.145-150
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• 2013

A novel AC to DC PWM converters with unity input power factor are proposed to overcome the above shortcoming. The main function of these converters is to shape the input line current to force it exactly in phase with the input AC voltage. Therefore, the input power factor can be improved to near unity and the input current harmonics can be eliminated. In this paper, half-bridge converter with two active switches and two diodes are utilized for low-cost type UPS configuration. By having only two semiconductors in the current path at any time, losses can be reduced over the conventional boost topology. Also, this converter provides controllable dc-link voltage, high power factor, and low cost type converter by simple power circuits. Simulation results show that the proposed half-bridge converter/inverter control technique can be applied to single-phase low-cost type UPS systems successfully.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.1-17
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• 2015

An experimental investigation is conducted to examine the behavior and cracking of steel fiberre-inforced concrete spandrel L-shaped beams subjected to combined torsion, bending, and shear. The experimental program includes 12 medium-sized L-shaped spandrel beams organized into two groups, namely, specimens with longitudinal reinforcing bars, and specimens with bars and stirrups. All cases are examined with 0%, 1%, and 1.5% steel fiber volume fractions and tested under two different loading eccentricities. Test results indicate that the torque to shear ratio has a significant effect on the crack pattern developed in the beams. The strain on concrete surface follows the crack width value, and the addition of steel fibers reduces the strain. Fibrous concrete beams exhibited improved overall torsional performance compared with the corresponding non-fibrous control beams, particularly the beams tested under high eccentricity.